Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 46, Issue 10, 1003002(2019)

Optical and Mechanical Properties of Cr 2+∶ZnSe Under High Pressure

Lijuan Deng, Guoying Feng*, Hong Zhang, Huomu Yang, Chao Yang, and Shenyu Dai
Author Affiliations
  • Institute of Laser and Micro/Nano Engineering, College of Electronics and Information Engineering,Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China
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    Figures & Tables(8)
    Smallest cubic structures of ZnSe crystal. (a) Zinc blende structure; (b) rock salt structure
    Band structures of pure ZnSe and Cr2+∶ZnSe-3.13%. (a) Band structure of ZnSe with zinc blende structure calculated at 0 GPa; (b) band structure of ZnSe with rock salt structure calculated at 15 GPa; (c) band structure of Cr2+∶ZnSe-3.13% with zinc blende structure calculated at 0 GPa; (d) band structure of Cr2+∶ZnSe-3.13% with rock salt structure calculated at 15 GPa
    Densities of states of pure ZnSe and Cr2+∶ZnSe-3.13%. (a) Density of states of ZnSe with zinc blende structure calculated at 0 GPa; (b) density of states of ZnSe with rock salt structure calculated at 15 GPa; (c) density of states of Cr2+∶ZnSe-3.13% with zinc blende structure calculated at 0 GPa; (d) density of states of Cr2+∶ZnSe- 3.13% with rock salt structure calculated at 15 GPa
    Density of state of Cr-d orbit. (a) 0 GPa (zinc blende structure); (b) 15 GPa (rock salt structure)
    Calculated absorption coefficients of pure ZnSe and Cr2+∶ZnSe-3.13%. (a) Absorption coefficients of ZnSe at 0 GPa and 15 GPa (illustration is amplified image in low energy region); (b) absorption coefficients of Cr2+∶ZnSe-3.13% at 0 GPa and 15 GPa
    • Table 1. Lattice constants and Cr-Se bond lengths of ZnSe and Cr2+∶ZnSe cubic supercells after structural optimization

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      Table 1. Lattice constants and Cr-Se bond lengths of ZnSe and Cr2+∶ZnSe cubic supercells after structural optimization

      StructureCrystala /(10-10 m)b /(10-10 m)c/(10-10 m)Cr-Se bond length /(10-10 m)
      ZnSe11.48211.48211.482
      Zinc blendestructureCr2+∶ZnSe-3.13%11.47211.47211.4722.392
      Cr2+∶ZnSe-6.25%11.46611.4665.7322.389
      Cr2+∶ZnSe-12.5%11.4585.7225.7222.388
      ZnSe10.74510.74510.745
      Rock saltstructureCr2+∶ZnSe-3.13%10.74010.74010.7402.508
      Cr2+∶ZnSe-6.25%10.75110.7515.3332.502
      Cr2+∶ZnSe-12.5%10.8345.3095.3092.485
    • Table 2. Phase transition pressures of ZnSe and Cr2+∶ZnSe with different doping concentrations

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      Table 2. Phase transition pressures of ZnSe and Cr2+∶ZnSe with different doping concentrations

      CrystalPhase transition pressure /GPa
      ZnSe14.09
      Cr2+∶ZnSe-3.13%11.85
      Cr2+∶ZnSe-6.25%10.63
      Cr2+∶ZnSe-12.5%9.07
    • Table 3. Elastic constants of ZnSe and Cr2+∶ZnSe-3.13% at 0 GPa (zinc blende structure) and 15 GPa (rock salt structure)

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      Table 3. Elastic constants of ZnSe and Cr2+∶ZnSe-3.13% at 0 GPa (zinc blende structure) and 15 GPa (rock salt structure)

      StructureCrystalC11 /GPaC12 /GPaC44 /GPaζB /GPaG /GPaE /GPa
      Zinc blende structureZnSe80.9845.8737.610.6857.5727.7071.61
      Cr2+∶ZnSe-3.13%80.3945.5737.220.6857.1827.4470.97
      Rock salt structureZnSe115.6548.0337.880.5570.5736.2092.74
      Cr2+∶ZnSe-3.13%111.5248.5639.710.5769.5536.1892.50
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    Lijuan Deng, Guoying Feng, Hong Zhang, Huomu Yang, Chao Yang, Shenyu Dai. Optical and Mechanical Properties of Cr 2+∶ZnSe Under High Pressure[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2019, 46(10): 1003002

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    Paper Information

    Category: materials and thin films

    Received: Feb. 1, 2019

    Accepted: Jun. 13, 2019

    Published Online: Oct. 25, 2019

    The Author Email: Feng Guoying (guoing_feng@scu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL201946.1003002

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